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beat (one's) head against a/the wall. To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use beating your head against a wall trying to convince everyone.
To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use beating your head against a wall trying to convince everyone. I feel like I've been beating my head against the wall trying to understand this math equation.
The idiom ‘bang your head against a wall’ is used to express the frustration or futility of trying hard to accomplish something without making any progress or achieving the desired results. It signifies the sense of exasperation and helplessness one feels when facing an insurmountable obstacle or a situation with no clear solution.
Meaning. to be frustrated in your efforts to change something or make something happen. to keep trying to do something, without success. telling someone (e.g. a child) something, or asking them to do something, when they don’t listen or refuse to do it. making effort but going nowhere, and getting very frustrated.
beat (one's) head against a/the wall. To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use beating your head against a wall trying to convince everyone.
Definition. Idiom: bang one’s head against the wall. to feel frustrated trying to do something that’s not possible. to continue trying to do something that seems hopeless. Example sentences. — I try to suggest new projects each week at the staff meeting but I feel like I’m banging my head against the wall because no one listens to me.
Head Against the Wall (French: La Tête contre les murs), also titled The Keepers, is a 1959 French drama film directed by Georges Franju starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, and Charles Aznavour. It was director Franju's debut feature film.
